A while back I read a biography on Camus (in German language) by Iris Radisch earlier this year (or last year?). She made me look at his work through a different lense, after I didn't really enjoy his ideas and style anymore. Now after reading two books by German climate activist Luisa Neubauer (one with her grandmother), I was reminded of how Iris Radisch talked about his later work. I read a few pages in L'homme révolté (also in German) - and even though I didn't agree with everything, I really enjoyed his ideas on aesthetics! I really recommend reading into them, if you're an artist with typical artist's doubts!
He says that artists are making a stand by choosing what to leave out and what to ascribe aesthetic value to (as far as I understood when I first read it). He also makes this interesting comparison between Formalism and Realism that resonated with me, because it adressed problems that I had, when writing lyrics.
I just bought 'How to Make It in the New Music Business' by Ari Herstand. Am I going to Make It in the New Music Business? I dislike the new social media because it accelerates the spread of misinformation and makes people (me included) addicted and dull. Also I am very shy of putting my face out there. Not a good start to Make It in the New Music Business.
One of my favorite words has been "institution". Institutions create expetations and can create trust. I do trust my favorite newspapers to have articles that have been fact checked. I wouldn't necessarily trust a neocities page on that, but that's not what I'm using it for. I expect here to be less bot generated contents than reddit for example; and I think the ideas and information that are portrayed here are more personal, individual and authentic, compared to other institutions. I guess, it's just important to always be aware of what to expect from any given institution and to not forget that. I'll need to remember that, the next time I see a political reddit post. P.S. I guess it's just a post about (digital) information institutions, if that's an actual word. I'll need to read the wikipedia article.
I am currently reading and enjoying Haruki Murakami's 'Kafka on the Shore'. A friend gave it to me. I had already read 'Norwegian Wood'. Today I was at someone's place, whom I didn't know before. The first thing I saw in their room was '1Q84'.
I find music these days through more obscure places. Algorhithms just don't do it for me anymore. But the
upside that is finding more obscure artists. Theo R posted a link to his album
in a subreddit of an artist I listen to (Nick Drake?).
Sam Andersen's music and website (link on their bandcamp) I
found through a Discord of r/WeAreTheMusicMakers.
I had some nice moments, sitting in silence with a friend for a song of Theo R and just listening. Sam
Andersen has been on throughout my last two days. 'Matchbox Letter' from his album 'brush' has been stuck in
my head since I first heard it.
Today, while cleaning my room and doing some sports, I listened to Magic Ship by Mountain Man and then the new Tarta Relena album, whom I discovered
by their Tiny Desk concert.
Usually I listen to CRAWLER by IDLES while doing
sports.
This artful video made me go to this website. There I clicked on 'visit random site' and the first page I
stumbled upon was one of the sites of a guy called Lou Plummer. I read
two articles and liked them. I do like the IndieWeb.
Mmmh, Trip Hop Revival
Such a romantic one!
I also liked 'I'm The President' from the same album 'KNOWER FOREVER'. But I only found this song through the
new (?) video.